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Strickly Reggae Music

by Johnny Clarke

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You I Love 03:06
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Fade Away 03:02
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Can't Dub Me 02:45
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Ride On Girl 02:42
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African Dub 03:08
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about

Hey ! Watch this ! This is Strickly Reggae Music !! A special delivery for the Record Store Day.
Patate Records is proud to present a Johnny Clarke collection of 13 tracks produced by Rodguel « Blackbeard » Sinclair, between 1976 and 1986.
In the mid 70’s, Johnny Clarke was still a very young artist but yet very successful, as he won the award for best Jamaican artist two years in a row (1975 and 1976).
Their first collaboration, « African Roots », originally released on Blackbeard's Hulk label in 1976, was a massive hit and is considered as a roots reggae classic. During the late 70’s, Johnny Clarke recorded a few more roots reggae tracks for Blackbeard featured on this album, along some rare dub mixes by King Tubby.
In the early 80’s, the sound of Jamaica had changed and Blackbeard, along his Ring Craft Posse, led by Sly & Robbie, were some the first to use digital instruments (drums, synthethisers...). It was the early days of rub-a-dub or dancehall and Johnny Clarke was going to rule the charts once again.
Most of these tunes were only available on 7 inch format and a couple of them never released on vinyl before ! Available for the first time on digital platforms.

A l’occasion du Disquaire Day, Patate Records est fier de vous présenter cet album regroupant pour la première fois 10 ans de collaboration entre Johnny Clarke et le producteur jamaïcain Rodguel « Blackbeard » Sinclair.
Alors qu’il vient d’être désigné 2 années de suite meilleur artiste de la Jamaïque (en 1975 et 1976) et qu’il domine les charts locaux, Johnny Clarke va signer quelques unes de ses meilleurs chansons, accompagné par la crème des musiciens de l’île comme les Roots Radics, les Aggrovators ou Sly & Robbie.
Blackbeard nous a ouvert ses archives, dans lesquelles nous avons pris des hits imparables comme African Roots, des titres plus rares comme Apple of My Eye et même quelques inédits tel Strickly Reggae Music !!
Les 2 faces de cet album dévoilent 2 périodes et styles différents. L’une consacrée aux années 70, avec le son du Reggae Roots et du Dub, produit dans les studios de King Tubby. La seconde dédiée aux années 80 et au son du Rub a Dub qui résonnait dans les dancehalls de Kingston.
Alors, comme le chantait NTM, viens faire zoom zoom zang, dans la Benz Benz Benz de Johnny Clarke !!

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released December 30, 2021

All tracks produced by Rodguel "Blackbeard" Sinclair except
"Ride On Girl" by Blackbeard & King Tubby
"African Roots" by Blackbeard & Stricker Lee
Mixed by Sylvan Morris, Mikey Riley and King Tubby
Recorded at Dynamic Sound Studio
Musicians : The Ring Craft Posse, The Roots Radics and The Aggrovators
Arranged by Orlando Sinclair
Photo by Beth Lesser
Artwork by manu(at)patate-records.com
Compiled and mastered by Emmanuel Jaussely at Belleville Hill studio

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